Villa Palmeras (Santurce)
{{short description|Subbarrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Villa Palmeras
| settlement_type = Subbarrio
| image_skyline = Street in Villa Palmeras, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg
| image_caption =Street, cars and homes in Villa Palmeras in 2020
| image_map = Villa Palmeras (sub-barrio).png
| map_caption = Villa Palmeras on map of Santurce
| subdivision_type = Commonwealth
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| subdivision_type1 = Municipality
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg}} San Juan
| subdivision_type2 = Barrio
| subdivision_name2 = Santurce
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi = .06
| area_land_sq_mi = .06
| area_water_sq_mi =
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_footnotes =
| population_note = Source: 2010 Census
| population_total = 2351
| population_density_sq_mi = 39183.3
| timezone = AST
| utc_offset = −4
| timezone_DST =
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| elevation_footnotes = {{GNIS|2416102|Villa Palmeras Subbarrio}}
| elevation_ft = 0
| postal_code_type = Zip code
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Villa Palmeras is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, a barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Demographics
In 2000, Villa Palmeras had a population of 2,648.[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts]
In 2010, Villa Palmeras had a population of 2,351 and a population density of 39,183.3 persons per square mile.{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico 2010 population and housing unit counts.pdf | url=https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau}}
Pedro Pierluisi created a political campaign video with residents of Villa Palmeras when he was running for governor in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Pierluisi |first1=Pedro |title=Villa Palmeras |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1did6uN8Gw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/I1did6uN8Gw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |accessdate=16 July 2020 |language=es}}{{cbignore}}
The municipality of San Juan provided economic incentives to businesses in Villa Palmeras in the 2010s.{{cite web | last=Arbasetti | first=por Joel Cintrón | title=Ganan los grandes comercios con incentivos de la capital | website=Centro de Periodismo Investigativo | date=2018-04-10 | url=https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2016/06/ganan-los-grandes-comercios-con-incentivos-de-la-capital/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-16}}
San José Cemetery
The San José Cemetery in Villa Palmeras is the final resting place of many famous Puerto Rican musicians including Rafael Cepeda, Pellín Rodríguez, Tommy Olivencia, Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera and Sammy Ayala of El Gran Combo.{{cite web | title=Peregrinación salsera en el cementerio de Villa Palmeras (galería) | website=NotiCel | date=2015-10-31 | url=https://www.noticel.com/vida/20151031/peregrinacion-salsera-en-el-cementerio-de-villa-palmeras-galeria/ | language=es | access-date=2020-08-09}}
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Gallery
Villa Palmeras homes view from atop, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg|Villa Palmeras homes view from atop a home
Cemetery San José in Villa Palmeras, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg|San José Cemetery
See also
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References
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Category:Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Category:Municipality of San Juan
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